13th BRICS summit

{{Short description|2021 international summit hosted by India}}

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| name = 2021 BRICS summit

| other_titles = 13th BRICS summit

| image = BRICS India 2021.jpg

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| country = {{flagicon|India}} India

| date = 9 September, 2021
(digital format){{cite news |last1=Bhatia |first1=Rajiv |title=It’s time to build BRICS better |url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/its-time-to-build-brics-better/article36209516.ece |work=The Hindu |date=1 September 2021 |language=en-IN}}

| motto = BRICS @ 15: Intra-BRICS Cooperation for Continuity, Consolidation and Consensus.{{cite web |title=13TH BRICS SUMMIT INDIA |url=https://brics2021.gov.in/13th-summit |access-date=3 September 2021}}

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| cities = New Delhi

| participants = {{BRA}}
{{RUS}}
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{{CHN}}
{{ZAF}}

| chairperson = Narendra Modi, Prime minister of India

| follows = 12th

| precedes = 14th

| website = {{URL|https://brics2021.gov.in/}}

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| keypoints = *Political and Security

  • Economic and Financial
  • Cultural and People to People

}}

The 2021 BRICS summit is the thirteenth annual BRICS summit, an international relations conference attended by the heads of state or heads of government of the five member states Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. It was the third time that India hosted the BRICS Summit after 2012 and 2016.{{cite news |date=23 February 2021|title=China Backs India Hosting This Year's BRICS Summit: Official|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/china-backs-india-hosting-this-years-brics-summit-official-2376463|access-date=23 February 2021|work=NDTV}} The summit was hosted virtually by video conference. The summit was taken virtually from New Delhi, India.

Meetings

India hosted the first meeting of BRICS finance and central bank deputies through video conference. The meeting was co-chaired by Michael Patra, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India and Tarun Bajaj, Secretary Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, India.{{cite news|date=24 February 2021|title=India hosts first meeting of BRICS finance and central bank deputies 2021|language=en|work=Times Now News|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/economy/article/india-hosts-first-meeting-of-brics-finance-and-central-bank-deputies/724665|access-date=24 February 2021}}

Participating leaders

{{See also|List of BRICS summit attendees}}

File:Pronunciamento do Presidente da República, Jair Bolsonaro (cropped).jpg|{{BRA}}
Jair Bolsonaro, President|alt=BrazilJair Bolsonaro, President

File:Vladimir Putin (2017-07-08).jpg|{{RUS}}
Vladimir Putin, President|alt=RussiaVladimir Putin, President

File:PM Modi Portrait(cropped).jpg|{{IND}}
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister (Host)|alt=IndiaNarendra Modi, Prime Minister (Host)

File:Xi Jinping 2019.jpg|{{CHN}}
Xi Jinping, President|alt=ChinaXi Jinping, President

File:2019 Reunião Informal do BRICS - 48142657142 (cropped).jpg|{{SAF}}
Cyril Ramaphosa, President |alt=South AfricaCyril Ramaphosa, President

References

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Further reading

  • Lt Gen Prakash Katoch (27 March 2021). [http://www.indiandefencereview.com/news/about-turn-sans-trust-will-be-foolish/ About Turn sans Trust will be Foolish]. Indian Defence Review.